Louisiana QuickInfoEst. Pop.:4,471,067Capital:Baton RougeStatehood:1812Nickname:Pelican StateMotto:Union, Justice, and ConfidenceOfficial WebsiteCorporationsCensus InfoFun La FactoidFrench speaking Acadians in the mid-1700s settled the Lafayette Parish region of south Louisiana. The Acadians were joined by another group of settlers called Creoles, descendants of African, West Indian, and European pioneers. At the time of the migratio